Line-holder.



No. 858,374 PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

A. DYER.

' LINE HOLDER.

- APPLICATION FILED 001229, 1906.

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ARTHUR DYER, OF DEEPIIAVEN, MINNESOTA.

LINE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed October 29,1906. Serial No. 341,008.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR DYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Deephaven, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Line-Holders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved line holder orfastener, and to this end it consists of the novel device andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are plan Views showing theimproved line holder or fastener and showing a line or rope heldthereby. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 12 .96 of Fig. 1, andFig. 4 is a plan view illustrating a slightly modified form of theimproved line holder or fastener.

The improved line holder or fastener is made from a single piece ofmetal, preferably in the form of a casting, such as a malleable iron orbrass casting. It comprises a neck portion 1, a base flange 2 and a head3, which head is formed with an outwardly extended and preferablyslightly curved guide arm 4 that is slightly channel-shaped in crosssection. In the preferred form of the device, there is a perforation 5extended diametrically through the neck 1, and in the constructionillustrated in Fig. 4, an antifriction sheave 6 is jouinaled in the saidperforation 5. i

The numeral 7 indicates a line'or rope, and the numeral 8 indicates asupport to which the line holder or fastener is rigidly secured,preferably by means of screws 9 passed through the flange 2. The line orrope is adapted to be applied to and held by the holder in severaldifferent ways. In Figs. 1, 3 and 4 the line 7 is shown as passedthrough the perforation 5, while in Fig. 2 it is shown as wrappedcompletely around the neck 1. In each instance, however, the slack endof the rope or line is passed under the top portion of the rope or line,and is tightly pressed against the said neck and against the head 3,with a force that is proportional to the tension on the said line orrope. The top portion of the rope or line is extended over and guided bythe channel-shaped arm 4 of the head 3, and is thereby held for a properclamping action on the slack end of the rope or line. In Figs. 1, 2 and4 the arrow marked a indicates the direction of the strain on the ropeor line 7. By the arrangement described, the line or rope will betightly held as long as there is tension on the taut portion of thesame, but as soon as this normally taut portion is given slack, theslack portion of the same will be released and the line will thenrelease itself from the holder. The sheave 6 shown in Fig. 4, makes theremoval of the rope from the holder a more easy matter after it has beenonce released.

From what has been said, it is evident that any con-l siderable force,such as that which would be given by a swinging boom of a sail-boatstriking the top portion of the line in the direction of the arrowsmarked 1) on the Figs. 1, 2 and 4, will release the line from theholder. This feature particularly adapts the holder for use as a jamcleat or as a fair leader for sail-boats, but when used as a jam cleatthe rope or line would be applied around the neck 1, as shown in Fig. 2,while when used as a fair leader the rope or line would be appliedthrough the perforation 5 of the neck 1, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4.

The device described, while of small cost, is highly efficient for thepurposes had in view.

What I claim is:

1. A line holder or fastener comprising a neck 1 having a base 2 and ahead 3, the said head 3 being formed with a channel-shaped guide arm 4that is curved longitudinally and extends in a general directionapproximately in line with the said neck 1, substantially as described.

2. A line holder or fastener comprising a neck having a dianietricalperforation and a flange head, said head having a channel-shnped guidearm that extends in a general direction approximately in line with thesaid neck, sub stantially as described.

3. A line holder or fastener comprising a neck 1 provided with a base 2,a diainetrical perforation 5, u flange head 3, said head having achannel-shaped guide arm 4, and a sheave G mounted in said perforation5, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

ARTHUR DYER.

Witnesses Marlin HOEL, F. D. MERCHANT.

